,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #d1 #bjac,mr4
 ,ryan ( ,ohio 7= himself & ,mr4 ,joyce7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices   
,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a ,congressional    
,gold ,m$al to ,simeon ,book] 9         
recognition ( 8 a*ievem5ts 9 ! field (  
j\rnalism1 includ+ report+ dur+ ! ,civil
 ,rights movem5t1 z well z social &     
political comm5t>y4  #a4 ,f9d+s         
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,simeon   
,saund]s ,book]1 ,jr41 0 born on ,augu/ 
#bg1 #aiah1 9 ,baltimore1 ,m>yl&1 to    
,reb]ta ,w>+ & ,simeon ,saund]s ,book]1 
,sr41 a ,,ymca director & m9i/]4  7#b7  
,aft] 8 family mov$ to ,y\ng/[n1 ,ohio1 
,book] became int]e/$ 9 j\rnalism4  7#c7
 ,book] promot$ & wrote ab\t ,negro     
,league baseball teams 9 ,y\ng/[n's     
local newspap]1 ,! ,v9dicator4  7#d7 ,9 
#aide1 he mov$ back to ,ohio to "w = !  
,call & ,po/1 :]e he became ! fir/      
,african-,am]ican report] to w9 a       

,newspap] ,guild ,aw>d = 8 s]ies on     
,clevel&1 ,ohio1 slum h\s+1 & a ,willkie
 ,aw>d = report+ on racial inequities 9 
! public s*ools4  7#e7 ,9 #aiej1 ,book] 
0 ! recipi5t ( ! ,nieman ,fell[%ip f    
,h>v>d ,univ]sity to /udy j\rnalism &   
develop 8 tal5t z a report]4  7#f7 ,aft]
 leav+ ,h>v>d 9 #aiea1 ,book] became !  
fir/ full-"t ,african-,am]ican report]  
at ,! ,wa%+ton ,po/4  7#g7 ,9 #aiee1 he 
help$ to advance ! civil rights movem5t 
) 8 fam\s cov]age ( ! ,emmett ,till     
murd] & trial1 turn+ a common occurr5ce 
9 ! ,deep ,s\? into a national trag$y t 
unit$ ! black community4  7#h7 ,he      
rema9$ at ! =efront ( ! civil rights    
movem5t1 report+ on ! #aieg integration 
( ,c5tral ,high ,s*ool 9 ,little ,rock1 
,arkansas4  7#i7 ,9 #aifa1 he rode ) !  
,congress on ,racial ,equality 7,,core7 
,fre$om ,rid]s ?r\gh ! ,deep ,s\?4      
7#aj7 ,:5 ! ,fre$om ,rid]s 7 firebomb$ &
 beat5 9 ,anni/on1 ,alabama1 9 a ,ku    
,klux ,klan ambu%1 ,book] arrang$ = _!  
rescue by call+ ,u4,s4 ,attorney ,g5]al 

,rob]t ,f4 ,k5n$y4  7#aa7 ,9 two w>time 
t\rs ( ,vietnam 9 ! #aifj's1 he         
int]view$ ,black troops on ! front l9es1
 & took enemy fire 9 a helicopt] )      
,unit$ ,/ates ,army ,g5]al ,william     
,we/morel& = reports = ,jet & ,ebony    
magaz9es4  7#ab7 ,he has *ronicl$ ! mo/ 
tumultu\s p]iod 9 ,am]ican hi/ory 9 two 
highly acclaim$ books1 ,%ock+ !         
,consci5ce3 ,a ,report]'s ,acc\nt ( !   
,civil ,rights ,movem5t 7,univ]sity     
,press ( ,mississippi1 #bjac71 & ,black 
,man's ,am]ica 7,pr5tice ,hall1 #aifd74 
7#ac7 ,(t5 call$ ! dean ( ! black press1
 z *ief ( ,ebony & ,jet magaz9es'       
,wa%+ton bureau1 he int]view$ presid5ts1
 s5ators & repres5tatives1 memb]s ( !   
judici>y1 cab9et (fic]s1 =eign          
ambassadors1 & o!r important memb]s ( ! 
,wa%+ton community4 ,8 column1 ,tick]   
,tape ,u4,s4,a41 became a mu/-read =    
politicians & gov]nm5t (ficials4  7#ad7 
,he cov]$ e ,presid5tial election s9ce !
 ,eis5h[] ,adm9i/ration 9 8 fifty-?ree  
ye>s ) ,johnson ,publi%+ until he retir$

 9 #bjjg4  7#ae7 ,9 #aihb1 ,book]       
receiv$ "o ( ! mo/ pre/igi\s aw>ds 9    
j\rnalism1 ! ,national ,press ,club's   
,f\r? ,e/ate ,aw>d4  7#af7 ,8 honors &  
aw>ds include3 ,nieman ,fell[%ip1 ,h>v>d
 ,univ]sity #aiej2 elect$ presid5t ( !  
,capitol ,press ,club1 #aief2 ,f\r?     
,e/ate ,aw>d1 ,national ,press ,club1   
#aihb2 induct$ into ,hall ( ,fame1      
,wa%+ton ,*apt] ( ,sigma ,delta ,*i1 &  
,hall ( ,fame ( ,wa%+ton1 ,d4,c41 #aihd2
 ,ma/] ,communicators ,aw>d1 ,national  
,black ,m$ia ,coalition1 #aiih2 ,pho5ix 
,aw>d1 ,congressional ,black ,caucus    
,f\ndation1 #bjaj2 induct$ into ,hall ( 
,fame1 ,national ,association ( ,black  
,j\rnali/s1 #bjac4  #b4 ,congressional  
,gold ,m$al  7a7 ,pres5tation au?oriz$  
,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &
 ! ,presid5t ,pro ,tempore ( ! ,s5ate   
%all make appropriate arrangem5ts = !   
pres5tation1 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( 
a gold m$al ( appropriate design1 to    
,simeon ,saund]s ,book]1 ,jr41 9        
recognition ( 8 a*ievem5ts 9 ! field (  

j\rnalism1 includ+ report+ dur+ ! ,civil
 ,rights movem5t1 z well z social &     
political comm5t>y4  7b7 ,design & /rik+
 ,= purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ to 9
 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !        
,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !     
,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold m$al )     
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions to be det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y4  #c4 ,duplicate m$als ,!     
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck pursuant to  
section #b "u su* regulations z !       
,secret>y may prescribe1 at a price     
suffici5t to cov] ! co/ !re(1 includ+   
labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 &  
ov]head exp5ses1 & ! co/ ( ! gold m$al4 
#d4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7 ,national m$als 
,! m$als /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act are 
national m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( 
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7    
,numismatic ,items ,= purposes (        
sections #eacd & #eacf ( title #ca1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all m$als /ruck "u 
?is ,act %all be consid]$ to be         

numismatic items4